What we learned Saturday from a spectacular day of college basketball that saw a four-overtime game, a three-overtime game, BracketBusters games coast-to-coast, a championship awarded, some NCAA resumes padded and a lot of bubbles burst:

Otto Porter is the best player in the Big East. And, as John Thompson III said this week, "I don't think it's close." Heck, he is quickly moving into the national player of the year discussion, too. Porter was at his best Saturday, shredding the Syracuse zone for a career-high 33 points and making five steals. While his Hoyas teammates shot 20 percent, he hit 12-of-19 shots -- a mix of long-range jumpers, smooth pull-ups, transition breakaways and power drives -- in what likely will be Georgetown’s last-ever trip to the Carrier Dome.

Otto Porter is a candidate for Big East player of the year as well as national player of the year. (AP Photo)

Miami shouldn’t overreact. The Hurricanes were due. Were due to play a flat game. Were due to succumb to all the accolades that had been coming their way. Basically, due to lose. The ‘Canes are good but not run-the-table good. Now, the important part is to not let one loss turn into two. The loss at Wake Forest could refocus the club as it pushes toward next Saturday’s ACC showdown at No. 6 Duke.

Gorgui Dieng is not just an eraser. There was a time, not too long ago, when Louisville’s Gorgui Dieng struggled to simply catch passes, let alone score the ball. That’s not the case anymore. He’s developed a nice mid-range jumper and jump-hooks and has become an adept passer from the high post and the low block. The junior is still a dominant defender (2.7 blocks per game) and rebounder (10.3 per game), but his 10-of-11, 23-point day against Seton Hall proves he’s developing into a key offensive force, too.

A fashion faux pas. Stop it with the singularly-colored uniforms. You know the craze: Numbers and names the same color as the uniforms. The NBA started it on Christmas Day, but Louisville and Michigan and NC State and way too many others have jumped on the tone-on-tone uniform bandwagon. They look cool up close but are a headache for anybody watching a game -- in person or on TV. It’s all but impossible to ID any player. Might as well go shirts and skins.

Memphis is unselfish. Beware of the Tigers. Now that they’re playing for each other, they have a deadly bite. Memphis dismantled their closest rival Saturday and did it the easy way -- by passing the ball, recording a whopping 25 assists on 29 field goals. "That's an incredible statistic," Southern Miss coach Donnie Tyndall said. Five Tigers had at least three assists, led by Geron Johnson’s seven. Memphis can shoot, can pound the boards, can run, can play half-court and now can pass. Or, in Joe Jackson’s words: "That's the makeup of a championship team.”

Le'Bryan Nash is the X-factor. Point guard Marcus Smart is no doubt Oklahoma State’s best player and might be a first-team All-American. But he might not be the Cowboys’ most important player. Nash’s development is critical for a deep March run. He has a great mid-range game, and OSU needs him operating as a complement to Smart and Markel Brown on the perimeter.

Tennessee could win the SEC. No, not the regular-season title. Florida has that all but wrapped up. The Vols have won five straight and could be a real threat to win the SEC Tournament, though, and claim the automatic bid. Power forward Jarnell Stokes is a breakout star, recording double-doubles in nine of his last 11 games. And guard Trae Golden is averaging 20.8 points since returning from a two-game absence because of a hamstring injury. We’ll learn more about the Vols on Tuesday when they play host to No. 5 Florida.

Creighton has big holes. Sure, Doug McDermott is a superstar and has one of the purest and softest shots we’ve ever seen, but he can’t do it alone. The Bluejays can’t rebound and lack a guard capable of creating his own shot or draw the defense to set up teammates. Creighton is amongst the most disappointing teams in the country.

Say hello to ... Kendall Williams. He set a Mountain West Conference record with 10 3-pointers Saturday and scored 46 points as New Mexico snapped Colorado State’s 27-game home win streak.

Say goodbye to ... BracketBusters games. ESPN created a great thing, then watered it down to such an extent that it became untenable and now is killing it. So no more Murray State-South Dakota State, no Saint Mary’s-Gonzaga, no Belmont-Ohio, no Stephen F. Austin-Long Beach State. Sigh.

Say a prayer for ... Baylor. The Bears have quit on coach Scott Drew. They’ve lost six of eight, a stunning development for a team with an explosive point guard, a deadly shooter and a future lottery pick in the frontcourt. It was so bad Saturday, they were down 26 at the half against Oklahoma.